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Wednesday June 12,1996 Vol. CXXVIII, No. 5
Headlines
A faire with a Renaissance flair
Journey back to the days of jolly olde England—chivalrous knights in shining armor joust for the honor of the queen, court jesters and mystic minstrels entertain the crowds, artisans craft works of divine inspiration and lascivious lords and ladies chase after their more worldly desires. What else could it be but the annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire?
Diversions, page 6
Is there life after Keyshawn at USC?
Now that Keyshawn Johnson has left USC for the New York Jets, can the 19% Trojan football team and Coach John Robinson do anything to ensure our victory? Writer Christian D. Orr takes a long, hard look at our team's track record, and concludes that the upcoming football season will be another uphill battle for the Trojans.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
AIDS volunteers, language courses
Prototypes, a non-profit organization promoting health well-being, is seeking volunteers to help with WomensLink, a multi-service center for women living with HIV or AIDS and their families.
Positions are available to help with office work or child care.
For more information contact Leigh Grode at (310) 313-5139.
• tt
UCLA Extension is offering courses that will allow students to complete a year's worth of foreign language classes in one three-month term.
Languages offered include Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Korean and Russian. Most of these classes meet three times per week.
Classes begin June 22 and tuition is $795. For additional information, call (310) 825-1898.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
They're heeeere
Ramkumar Subramanian / Summar Trojan
An “AlienNation” actor cools off after invading campus.
Student
deemed
By Melanie Asp
Editor-in Chief
Los Angeles police detectives have ruled the previously unexplained death of a student a suicide following two weeks of investigation by South Bureau Homicide.
The body of Sonia Hovsepian, a 27-year-old junior majoring in musical performance, was found in her Troy Hall apartment on May 21. The cause of Hovsepian's death had been
pending the results of a toxico-logical examination by Angeles County Cc
logical examination by the Los Coroner's
Office.
"She basically bled to death," said Deputy Chief Bob Taylor of
death
suicide
the Department of Public Safety. He said the exam showed nothing unusual in the chemical makeup of the body, so investigators concluded that two lacerations on Hovsepian's neck were fatal.
"There was some evidence of external and internal hemorrhaging," Taylor said. "The wounds were not deep and did not sever arteries, but it did sever some veins.”
The report will be officially released when the physician who attended the deceased is available, Taylor said. But detectives have given Hovsepian's family time to gather personal belongings from her room,
(See Death, page 2)
Film school alum airs 'Upbeat' news
By Morgan Segal
Staff Writer
Steve Robiner, a USC film school alumnus, is producing a news program called "Upbeat” which premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on four cable stations.
"The purpose of the show is to give people an alternative to commonplace,' run-of-the-mill news that focuses on negative news," said Fuad Saglie, one of the shows anchors and a graduate student in the School of Journalism.
Saglie, who also works for NBC's Channel Four news, said that the 30-minute news program will profile individuals who are making a difference in their communities. The first show will feature a woman named Iylene Weiss who worked for 14 years to restore Ballona Lagoon, the last remaining tidal wetlands. Weiss has worked hard to raise social consciousness about the importance
of the natural environment.
"I got the idea years ago when I saw that TV news had deteriorated to the point where the only thing the news stations were covering was sensationalized,
fear-based news......... ■—-----
about accidents and tragedies,"
Robiner said.
Robiner said he kept thinking that someone would come up with the idea for a real and inspired news show, but no one did. Finally, he came to the realization that if
there ever was_____________________
going to be a
positive news show he was
going to have to do it himself.
He started compiling a list of story ideas and then he sought out people with journalism backgrounds. Together a group
The purpose of the show is to give peojjle an alternative to commonplace, run-of-the-mill news that focuses on negative news.
—Fuad Saglie, anchor
of people started figuring out who would be reporters, who would edit and who would work the camera.
"The show that's premiering Wednesday will have three main
----------------stories. Anchors
Juji Johnson and Saglie will introduce the show and then go on to tell what it's about. Then we will go into segments. It's a lot like 20/20," Robiner said.
Besides Weiss, two other extraordinary citizens in the com-
________________munity will be
featured on the first show. Ronda Flanzbaum started an organization called SWAN that introduces art to She helps
an that
homeless people, homeless people find pride and renewed spirit through the arts.
Pat McCormick has also been extremely active in the community. A four-time gold medalist, she spends all her time helping high school students in East Los Angeles reach their goals. She started a foundation which has been extremely successful.
Robiner said that the primary goal is for the show to have a large audience. Eventually he'd like to have the show picked up by a cable network or a real network and then aired weekly.
"We'd have to produce a lot more segments and it would require a full-time staff. We'd need financial backing from a company," Robiner said.
Robiner said that beyond getting more people to see the show he'd like for people to have a more balanced view of the world. What many people see of the world is througn the eyes of television and right now all they see is how awful things are, he
(See Cable, page 2)
Million Woman March to proceed at Exposition Park
By Kamron Barron
City Editor
Despite barriers placed by city officials t< postpone the event, the Million Womai March and Conference will be held thi
to
Woman this
weekend in Exposition Park, adjacent to the USC campus, said Dennis Schatzman, director of publicity for the event.
Although the police commission denied the permit last week, almost everything will continue as planned, Schatzman said.
"We still have the Million Woman March and Conference with one minor correction, we don't have a permit to march down the middle of the street, so we're going to march down the sidewalk,” he said.
The march, which will begin Saturday at 10 a.m., will conclude at Exposition Park where the event will continue with speakers, entertainment, b<xiths and workshops.
Thousands are expected to attend.
Friday night a VIP event will be held at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles and Sunday an open forum will be hela to discuss issues and concerns of the participants.
The march and conference, sponsored jointly by the Freedom Journal and the Congress of Racial Equality, will be focusing on the theme "Strengthening the Bonds of Family" and upon issues regarding domestic abuse, teen pregnancy, singleparenting and other concerns.
A $25 registration fee will be applied to those involved, which helps pay for postage, the $3 million insurance and the park's usage, Schatzman said.
"We invite everyone to come out and participate because this is the way for us to solve tne problems that face us," he said. "We can't know what needs to be done unless we meet and talk about it."
While Mark Ridley-Thomas, councilman for the 8th District, supports the event in concept, he recommended postponing the event, according to a statement released from his office.
"The organizers did not demonstrate that they had the full capacity to pull off an event of this magnitude," the statement said. "The coordinators have continually failed to provide the appropriate documen-
(See March, page 2)
Class costs not covered in fees
By Nik Trendowski
Staff Writer
Fees ranging from $25 in foreign language courses to $500 for some film production classes help defray costs but rarely cover the full price of providing additional services to students, administrators said.
"It's not a profit-making industry," said Dave Warren, manager of research and computing projects in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. "It's actually subsidized by the college."
The language lab fees help add new materials to the rooms, which include computers, audio and visual equipment, Warren said. But the university pays the total cost for projects like this summer's upgrade of the language labs.
In addition to the direct fees students pay for language and science labs, computing and the like, schools and departments also absorb indirect fees the university determines for the use of space on campus,
"Because of the way the entire university is run, we pay rent for all of the space we occupy," Warren said.
In the journalism school, where fees range
(See Fees, page 3)

Wednesday June 12,1996 Vol. CXXVIII, No. 5
Headlines
A faire with a Renaissance flair
Journey back to the days of jolly olde England—chivalrous knights in shining armor joust for the honor of the queen, court jesters and mystic minstrels entertain the crowds, artisans craft works of divine inspiration and lascivious lords and ladies chase after their more worldly desires. What else could it be but the annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire?
Diversions, page 6
Is there life after Keyshawn at USC?
Now that Keyshawn Johnson has left USC for the New York Jets, can the 19% Trojan football team and Coach John Robinson do anything to ensure our victory? Writer Christian D. Orr takes a long, hard look at our team's track record, and concludes that the upcoming football season will be another uphill battle for the Trojans.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
AIDS volunteers, language courses
Prototypes, a non-profit organization promoting health well-being, is seeking volunteers to help with WomensLink, a multi-service center for women living with HIV or AIDS and their families.
Positions are available to help with office work or child care.
For more information contact Leigh Grode at (310) 313-5139.
• tt
UCLA Extension is offering courses that will allow students to complete a year's worth of foreign language classes in one three-month term.
Languages offered include Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Korean and Russian. Most of these classes meet three times per week.
Classes begin June 22 and tuition is $795. For additional information, call (310) 825-1898.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
They're heeeere
Ramkumar Subramanian / Summar Trojan
An “AlienNation” actor cools off after invading campus.
Student
deemed
By Melanie Asp
Editor-in Chief
Los Angeles police detectives have ruled the previously unexplained death of a student a suicide following two weeks of investigation by South Bureau Homicide.
The body of Sonia Hovsepian, a 27-year-old junior majoring in musical performance, was found in her Troy Hall apartment on May 21. The cause of Hovsepian's death had been
pending the results of a toxico-logical examination by Angeles County Cc
logical examination by the Los Coroner's
Office.
"She basically bled to death," said Deputy Chief Bob Taylor of
death
suicide
the Department of Public Safety. He said the exam showed nothing unusual in the chemical makeup of the body, so investigators concluded that two lacerations on Hovsepian's neck were fatal.
"There was some evidence of external and internal hemorrhaging," Taylor said. "The wounds were not deep and did not sever arteries, but it did sever some veins.”
The report will be officially released when the physician who attended the deceased is available, Taylor said. But detectives have given Hovsepian's family time to gather personal belongings from her room,
(See Death, page 2)
Film school alum airs 'Upbeat' news
By Morgan Segal
Staff Writer
Steve Robiner, a USC film school alumnus, is producing a news program called "Upbeat” which premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on four cable stations.
"The purpose of the show is to give people an alternative to commonplace,' run-of-the-mill news that focuses on negative news," said Fuad Saglie, one of the shows anchors and a graduate student in the School of Journalism.
Saglie, who also works for NBC's Channel Four news, said that the 30-minute news program will profile individuals who are making a difference in their communities. The first show will feature a woman named Iylene Weiss who worked for 14 years to restore Ballona Lagoon, the last remaining tidal wetlands. Weiss has worked hard to raise social consciousness about the importance
of the natural environment.
"I got the idea years ago when I saw that TV news had deteriorated to the point where the only thing the news stations were covering was sensationalized,
fear-based news......... ■—-----
about accidents and tragedies,"
Robiner said.
Robiner said he kept thinking that someone would come up with the idea for a real and inspired news show, but no one did. Finally, he came to the realization that if
there ever was_____________________
going to be a
positive news show he was
going to have to do it himself.
He started compiling a list of story ideas and then he sought out people with journalism backgrounds. Together a group
The purpose of the show is to give peojjle an alternative to commonplace, run-of-the-mill news that focuses on negative news.
—Fuad Saglie, anchor
of people started figuring out who would be reporters, who would edit and who would work the camera.
"The show that's premiering Wednesday will have three main
----------------stories. Anchors
Juji Johnson and Saglie will introduce the show and then go on to tell what it's about. Then we will go into segments. It's a lot like 20/20," Robiner said.
Besides Weiss, two other extraordinary citizens in the com-
________________munity will be
featured on the first show. Ronda Flanzbaum started an organization called SWAN that introduces art to She helps
an that
homeless people, homeless people find pride and renewed spirit through the arts.
Pat McCormick has also been extremely active in the community. A four-time gold medalist, she spends all her time helping high school students in East Los Angeles reach their goals. She started a foundation which has been extremely successful.
Robiner said that the primary goal is for the show to have a large audience. Eventually he'd like to have the show picked up by a cable network or a real network and then aired weekly.
"We'd have to produce a lot more segments and it would require a full-time staff. We'd need financial backing from a company," Robiner said.
Robiner said that beyond getting more people to see the show he'd like for people to have a more balanced view of the world. What many people see of the world is througn the eyes of television and right now all they see is how awful things are, he
(See Cable, page 2)
Million Woman March to proceed at Exposition Park
By Kamron Barron
City Editor
Despite barriers placed by city officials t< postpone the event, the Million Womai March and Conference will be held thi
to
Woman this
weekend in Exposition Park, adjacent to the USC campus, said Dennis Schatzman, director of publicity for the event.
Although the police commission denied the permit last week, almost everything will continue as planned, Schatzman said.
"We still have the Million Woman March and Conference with one minor correction, we don't have a permit to march down the middle of the street, so we're going to march down the sidewalk,” he said.
The march, which will begin Saturday at 10 a.m., will conclude at Exposition Park where the event will continue with speakers, entertainment, b